Clearpath in the news

6/1/2015 - "According to the White House Task Force on New Americans, more than 8.8 million people are eligible for citizenship and have not applied. For many of these immigrants, the immigration process can be complicated, costly and confusing."

6/1/2015 - "On Monday, June 1st, Clearpath, Inc., announced its support of the second annual Immigrant Heritage Month, an initiative organized by Welcome.us to partner community organizations, elected officials, corporations, artists, and thought leaders to gather and share inspirational stories of American immigrants. For the entire month of June, Clearpath will also be offering its software for naturalization forms free of charge."

6/1/2015 - "According to the White House Task Force on New Americans, more than 8.8 million people are eligible for citizenship and have not applied. For many of these immigrants, the immigration process can be complicated, costly and confusing."

5/18/2015 - "For people immigrating to the United States, the process of obtaining legal citizenship can be near-impossible to navigate without spending thousands of dollars on an attorney. However, one Miami-based startup aims to make the process a little bit easier."

5/15/2015 - "Imagine what TurboTax has done for individual filers and apply it to immigration documents - that's what the Miami-based startup Clearpath hopes to do. CEO Felice Gorordo, a son of Cuban immigrants, says the aim is to help immigrants..."

5/12/2015 - "Felice Gorordo, the son of Cuban immigrants, is CEO of Clearpath, a venture-backed tech company that revolutionizes the confusing, costly, paper-based immigration filing process by making it easier, more affordable and secure for individual immigrants to file their own immigration applications."

3/25/2015 - "Felice delivered a 60-second elevator pitch for his business, ClearPath, which he described as the “TurboTax for immigration forms.” However, when he finished, it was clear to the venture capitalists in attendance that Felice and his idea were something special. MasterCard awarded Felice and ClearPath the Priceless Pitch grand prize of $15,000 shortly after."

3/17/2015 - "This past weekend in Austin, TX, nine start-up founders were out to prove that not all ideas are created equal. Pitted against hundreds of participants in the MasterCard® Priceless® Elevator Pitch contest at the Mashable House, nine innovators showed a host of VCs that they have what it takes to walk away with the $15,000 grand prize."

3/14/2015 - "It was personal for Felice Gorordo, the son of Cuban immigrants, when he decided to join a start-up that endeavored to streamline immigration. “I wanted the start-up to be a real game changer,” says Gorordo, President and CEO of Clearpath Immigration, a simplified online solution to immigration document filing."

2/27/2014 - "There’s only one thing that is certain to come out of any immigration reform, alumnus Felice Gorordo (C’05) says, more paperwork. Gorordo is heading a company that wants to streamline the application process for the average immigrant."

11/17/2013 - "Michael Petrucelli, a former acting director at USCIS, believes the private sector could also play a significant role in the application process. His company, Clearpath, is piloting an online tool [comparable] to TurboTax..."

9/26/2013 - "An American company is pitching a plain-language, step-by-step online service to help immigrants complete their H1-B visa, green card, citizenship, and other common immigration paperwork."

9/24/2013 - "Back in 2005, when Michael Petrucelli was getting ready to leave his job as acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), he gave a speech at the annual convention of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. “I began my remarks by saying U.S. immigration law is equal in length and lack of transparency to the U.S. tax code,” he says. “Yet no one has created TurboTax (INTU) for immigration law yet."

9/18/2013 - "The job of overhauling the nation’s immigration system is not getting any easier, but as Congress gets more detailed in its analysis of what elements should be kept, what should be discarded and what should be amended, good ideas for improving the system as a whole are coming to the fore."

9/17/2013 - "Immigration can be a complicated, windy, and scary road for prospective citizens, filled with bureaucracy and paperwork that might not be in the same language they are accustomed to speaking. To make the process simpler, a company called Clearpath offers a hand to immigrants who are trying to navigate these new, unfamiliar waters, by making it a digital process."

9/3/2013 - "In an interview with Michael Petrucelli, founder and chairman of Clearpath, a company modernizing the complicated, expensive and paper-based immigration filing process, we have a discussion about his inspiration for founding Clearpath and the future of immigration in the US."

8/20/2013 - "This week we interviewed Alan Samuels, CEO of Clearpath. Clearpath was founded in 2008 with a mission: to make the confusing and often expensive process of filing US immigration paperwork easier and more affordable for individual immigrants."

8/16/2013 - "The brainchild of former director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services Michael Petrucelli, Clearpath offers online services which streamlines visa and naturalization application processes for immigrants."

8/15/2013 - "'We are trying to be the TurboTax for immigration,' says Gorordo about the multilingual online service which empowers immigrants to fill out immigration documents themselves instead of having to pay an expensive attorney."

8/14/2013 - "While politicians trade verbal jabs over immigration reform, a New York company has unveiled a new version of its software that simplifies paperwork—and may whittle down some costs—for filing immigration documents."

8/13/2013 - "Clearpath allows immigrants to securely and confidentially fill out a variety of immigration forms online...It’s the only online service of its kind that offers a patented, affordable online option for immigrants, costing a fraction of the fees typically charged by legitimate immigration lawyers or shady notarios...”

8/6/2013 - "Clearpath is revolutionizing the confusing, costly and paper-based immigration filing process, just as TurboTax transformed tax filing. Not only do we think Clearpath has huge business potential, but we love the policy implications of helping more great people immigrate legally to the US."

7/15/2013 - "Comprehensive immigration reform is a large and complex task. As legislation makes its way through the necessary processes, all sorts of compromises will be made in order to end up with a final product that most can agree on..."

5/26/2013 - "Michael Petrucelli, Founder and Chairman of Clearpath Immigration, discusses the startup of his Bethesda-based, international company. Clearpath is working to revolutionize the paper-based immigration filing process, just as TurboTax transformed tax filing."

5/20/2013 - "Most recently, a number of new, online services have been promoting immigration eligibility screeners and guidance – together with plenty of useful information – to guide users toward the correct form and helping them understand the questions more clearly. Along the way they provide useful tool tips, graphical information and pop-up alerts."

5/9/2013 - "Immigration reform is far bigger than just immigration. Comprehensive immigration reform would set off a ripple effect beyond the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, requiring several federal, state and local government agencies to prepare for a far-reaching set of activities."

3/21/2013 - "For those [undocumented immigrants] who do not have their taxes up to date, I'd say start by doing this year's and two years back," recommends Michael Petrucelli, Founder of Clearpath, "then continue with the other years..."

3/7/2013 - "With tax season in full swing and the IRS striving to be ready to accept individual tax returns on time, it is important to note a new requirement that affects, directly, immigrants who file their tax returns this year."

1/16/2013 - "Clearpath’s online immigration application [provides] users a safe, simple and affordable way to find and fill out the forms that they need, whether it be citizenship, work authorization, or deferred action for childhood arrival forms."

1/14/2013 - "UnidosNow and Clearpath to host Michael J. Petrucelli, former acting director of USCIS, to discuss the complexities and contradictions of US immigration law, and how to make the immigration process easier and more affordable."

1/12/2013 - "...Immigration experts will be available for free appointments from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday for people to get help filling out immigration applications and to learn about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals."

1/10/2013 - "In order to clarify questions about immigration reform, Clearpath and UnidosNow have organized a forum on Tuesday, January 15 with Michael J. Petrucelli, former acting director US Citizenship and Immigration Services."

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